Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Immovable. Also
unmoveable .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Immovable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not physically possible to be
moved . - adjective Incapable of being emotionally moved or persuaded.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not able or intended to be moved
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Examples
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The division was "unmovable," and became known as "the rock of the Marne."
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It's not entirely unmovable, since the subreflector above the main dish can be moved around to point at different parts of the sky.
First Stellar Images Nicole 2009
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But I'm free, and you're rooted like a tree, unmovable.
Taut Cary Briel 2011
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Anti-piracy groups and lawyers across Europe are unmovable – they say that since they logged a copyright infringement from a particular IP address, the bill payer is responsible.
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When the high-flying Heat coming flying down the court like the proverbial unstoppable force, they will be meeting the NBA's latest version of the unmovable object in the likes of Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Omer Asik, presumably Kurt "The Enforcer" Thomas and even the most unlikely of defensive stalwarts, Carlos Boozer.
Tom Pappalardo: Why the Bulls Will Beat the Heat in Eastern Conference Finals Tom Pappalardo 2011
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Indeed, the people of the Gulf Coast region have been steadfast and unmovable in their determination to rebuild their homes, lives and communities in spite of the fact that they have not had much help from government agencies and very little assistance from the insurance companies whose policies were supposed to protect them.
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The demonstrators' energy and numbers were evidence that Egyptians, long frustrated by mounting economic woes and a seemingly unmovable leadership, were capable of uniting to challenge the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.
Rioters Jolt Egyptian Regime Matt Bradley 2011
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It's not entirely unmovable, since the subreflector above the main dish can be moved around to point at different parts of the sky.
Archive 2009-02-25 Nicole 2009
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Ruggiero has built a reputation as an unmovable force on the American blue line.
She Shoots, But Will She Score? Neal E. Boudette 2011
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When the high-flying Heat coming flying down the court like the proverbial unstoppable force, they will be meeting the NBA's latest version of the unmovable object in the likes of Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Omer Asik, presumably Kurt "The Enforcer" Thomas and even the most unlikely of defensive stalwarts, Carlos Boozer.
Tom Pappalardo: Why the Bulls Will Beat the Heat in Eastern Conference Finals Tom Pappalardo 2011
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